commonly known as key; although he's the outgoing type, he keeps a lot to himself. he's lost his grandmother, he's on the verge of losing his scholarship, and he's taken a punch or two for a certain tall brunette. luckily after so long, he's managed to make her his girlfriend and couldn't be happier. but then problems start reappearing one by one. all of this has taken a toll on key, and he's not too happy about it. especially because he knows just who's behind all of his problems.

your always-average girl next door. affectionately known as soo, she'll strike up a conversation with even the shyest of people. through the seventeen years she's been on the face of the earth, she's never had to go through as many issues in her life as she did within spending two weeks with key. at least there was one major upside; she now has a boyfriend she wouldn't trade for anything. a certain someone may not be too happy about that, and trouble just may start again.

{ s u p p o r t i n g  c h a r a c t e r s }

onew & taeyeon

onew and taeyeon are the "newbies" when it comes to relationships in the group. onew's more of a laid-back, responsible and well-mannered person compared to the rest while taeyeon's loud, wild and carefree. the two have one thing in common though; they're both total sweethearts. and well, they're both old and lonely so
they have to be together.

jonghyun & jessica

there's literally no way you could describe this relationship. they're arguing, they're fighting, and then they're making out in the back of a car. bipolar, maybe? anyways, jonghyun looks the part; he's outgoing, hilarious and a real "charmer". jessica is quiet, yes, but don't get too close or you won't be able to get rid of her. the two are the "experienced" couple. experienced in what, they don't know. the two also act as wingman and wingwoman for sooyoung and key.

minho & yuri

also known as the "old married couple", these two are inseperable. they have more in common than two normal people usually would and at times forget the others are around them. minho's pretty quiet, but gets rather defensive when he's tested. yuri's more of the talktative one out of the pair, and together it seems like they're in their
own world.

taemin & yoona

taemin and yoona are probably the most oblivious to their feelings for each other. they're the "denial couple" of the group, considering anytime their relationship is brought up they act (or maybe are) genuinely confused. they practically mirror each other's personalities; sweet, innocent, fun-loving. then again, no one knows just what goes on when they're alone.

{title}  like a fire

{main characters} key & sooyoung

{minor characters} onew, taeyeon, jonghyun, jessica, minho, yuri, taemin and yoona

{inspired by the songs} like a fire by shinee, symptoms by shinee, be the light by block b

{started} 102013

{length} to be decided

{credits} story and poster by me; background from tumblr

{author's notes} FIRST OF ALL!! it's probably a good idea that you read EVERYBODY BUT US because this fic acts as a sequel to that. you can read this without reading it, that's not a problem but you may be a bit confused. anyways, this is the second chaptered fic i'm going to try to write and of course, featuring the lovely kim kibum and choi sooyoung. be sure to comment and click that subscribe button, okay! happy reading, and once again to my previous readers, thanks so much for the support on everybody but us! :)